The Red-shanked grasshopper (Xanthippus corallipes) is a species of grasshopper in the subfamily Oedipodinae (band-winged grasshoppers).

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Overview

*Xanthippus corallipes*
Xanthippus corallipes
Taxonomic classification
Suborder:	Caelifera
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Tribe:	Hippiscini
Genus:	Xanthippus
Scientific name
	Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman, 1852)
Geography
Native countries:
	Mexico; Canada; United States;
Pest status
	Known pest

Taxonomy

For full nomenclature and taxonomic details of this taxon, see Orthoptera Species File

Resources

Distribution

Identification

Identification resources

Biology and ecology

Ecology at a glanceXanthippus corallipes

Habitat

Geophilous

Activity

Diurnal

Sound

Stridulation

Flight

Strong flier

Habitat and Ecology

Land-Use change

Specimen contributors for this species

Bionomia links specimen records in GBIF to the people who collected and identified them. Each list shows the top 20 for this species.

Collected by

People who collected specimens of this species in the field.

Elliott Gordon — 3 specimens collected
Dario Taraborelli — 2 specimens collected
Austin Kelly — 2 specimens collected

Tyler Nelson — 1 specimen collected
Ken Robert Schneider — 1 specimen collected
Graham Montgomery — 1 specimen collected
Andrew Cannizzaro — 1 specimen collected

Identified by

People who determined the taxonomic identity of specimens of this species.

Tyler Grant — 37 specimens identified
Elliott Gordon — 2 specimens identified
Austin Kelly — 2 specimens identified

Dario Taraborelli — 1 specimen identified
Tyler Nelson — 1 specimen identified
Graham Montgomery — 1 specimen identified
Andrew Cannizzaro — 1 specimen identified

References